Receptacle cover and spout.



M. BLUME.

RECEPTACLE COVER AND SPOUT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2. 1914.

WITNESSES THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTC-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D C.

Patented APR. 13, 1915. W9.

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ATTORNEYS MICHAEL BLUME, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BECEPTACLE COVER AND SPOUT.

Application filed July 2, 151 1.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL BLUME, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county01": Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Im provedReceptacle Cover and Spout, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to a combination cover and spout for a receptacle,and more particularly for a milk bottle.

The invention further relates to a combination cover and spout forreceptacles having means adapted to remove the receptacle stopper beforethe said combination cover and spout engages the mouth of thereceptacle.

The invention also relates to a combination cover and spout havingresilient means for removably securing the said combination cover andspout to the receptacle.

The invention is further characterized by the provision of a trap forthe spout, closing the same when the bottle is in normal position.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong andinexpensive cover and spout for receptacles which can be easily andquickly secured to or removed from a receptacle and which can be easilycleaned, thus rendering the device sanitary.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined cover andspout for receptacles which when secured to a receptacle is automatic inits action.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will morefully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fullydescribed, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,and Figure 1 is a vertical section on line 11, Fig. 2, showing a milkbottle provided with an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is anelevation of a bottle provided with my device, as shown in the directionof the arrow 2 in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device, asindicated by the arrow 3 in Fig. 1.

Refs] ring to the drawings, 5 represent a receptacle in the form of amilk bottle into Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915..

Serial No. 848,585.

the mouth of which is fitted a combined cover and spout 6 formed of anysuitable light material, such, for example, as aluminum. The cover andspout 6 has an annular member or sleeve 7 adapted to engage in teriorl-ythe mouth of the receptacle 5. The upper end of the sleeve 7 is providedwith a lateral flange 8 which is adapted to engage the recess 9 of themilk bottle normally engaged by the paper-disk stopper which seals theanilk bottle. Integral with the outer edge of the flange 8 is a cap 10concentric with the sleeve 7 and having an elongated lateral extension11 forming the spout proper. The bottom 12 or" said lateral elongationis round and raised above the flange 8 so as to clear the lip 13 of themilk bottle. The said lateral extension 11 is provided with a lateralopening 14 which is normally covered by a trap 15 hinged to the top ofthe cap 10, the bottom 12 of the lateral extension 11 extending beyondthe point where the trap 15 is hinged, so that gravity nor mally tendsto maintain said trap against the bottom 12, as indicated best in Fig.1.

Secured to the cap 10 adjacent the flange '8 are pairs of diametricallyopposite resilient cars 16 at right angles to each other adapted toengage the lip 13 of the milk bottle, one of the cars 16 beingpreferably placed under the bottom 12 of the lateral extension 11.Adjacent the lower edge of the sleeve 7 a prong 17 is provided which ispreferably integral with said sleeve and which prong is adapted toengage the paper seal and force the same out from its seat in the bottlebefore the sleeve 7 of the device enters into engagement with the mouthof the bottle.

The device is placed in position as follows: The prong 17 is forced intothe seal formed by the paper disk, which is thereby displaced from therecess 9 of the milk bottle and can then be easily removed. The sleeve 7is then forced into the mouth of the bottle and the ears 16 snap aboutthe lip 13 of the milk bottle, whereby the device is secured to thebottle. To pour the contents out of the bottle it is only necessary totilt the bottle so as to direct the liquid toward the spout. In tiltingthe bottle as stated, gravity will displace the trap 15 from the opening14 in the cap thereby permitting the undisturbed flow of the contentsfrom the bottle through the spout. By restoring the bottle to its normalposition, gravity Will restore the trap to the position shown in Fig. 1,z. 6., closing the spout,

From the above it will be seen that the action of the trap for the spoutis automatic. It will be further noted that due to the provision of theresilient ears 16 the device can be easily secured to or removed fromthe receptacle. The size of the cap 10 is sufficiently large to affordeasy access for cleaning and flushing the device, whereby the same isrendered sanitary. The provision of the-prong 17 for removing the corkor seal of the receptacle affords a quick application of the device tothe receptacle, as it eliminates the necessity forthe use of an extratool for removing the seal.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantage of the construction and operationofthe device shown will be readily understood by those skilled in-theart to which the invention pertains, and while I have described theprinciple of operation, together With the device which I now consider tobe the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that thedevice shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be madewhen desired as are within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

In a receptacle cover and spout combined, a sleeve adapted to fit intothe mouth of the receptacle, a cap associated with said sleeve forming acover for the receptacle, means associated with the cap adjacent thesleeve for removably securing the combined cover and spout to thereceptacle, said cap having a lateral extension forming a spout, and atrap for said spout hinged to the top of the-cap, the bottom of saidlateral extension extending beyond the point where the trap is hinged,whereby under the action of gravity said trap is normally maintainedagainst said bottom substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. MICHAEL BLUME.

Witnesses MIRIA BLUME, DAVID BORUT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

